Monday, May 30, 2016

"In what researchers call a 'groundbreaking discovery,'
specific genes that cause addiction to marijuana have been identified,
and it turns out that some of them can increase the risk for depression
and schizophrenia. The discovery could help shed some light as to why up
to 90% of people with marijuana addiction also suffer from psychiatric
conditions or other addictions.

"To come to this conclusion, researchers, led by Joel Gelernter, a
Yale psychiatrist analyzed the genes of up to 15,000 individuals from
three different groups in a bid to establish the connection between gene
composition and various addictions. Between 18% and 36% people in each
group had a cannabis dependence. The team concentrated on genetic
variations known as single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are
associated with symptoms of marijuana addiction.

"The researchers found three genetic variants in the subjects linked
with addiction to marijuana. One of the variants was located in a gene
that regulates the level of calcium in the body. Repeated studies have
already established that fluctuation of calcium concentrations in the
body is an indicator of substance use disorders such as opioid
addiction.

"Another genetic variation located in a gene known as CSMD1 was also
found in participants with marijuana dependence. The variant is linked
to the growth of the central nervous system. Surprisingly, genetic
variations found in CSMD1 are associated with schizophrenia risk.
Following the discovery, Gelernter said, 'We were surprised to find a
genetic risk overlap between cannabis dependence and major depression.'"While previous studies have associated marijuana addiction and
increase the risk of schizophrenia, this is the first study to show the
specific genes that cause the addition and further explain why addicts
tend to have psychiatric disorders. It is imperative to mention that
this study only established the link between genetic variations and
symptoms of marijuana addiction and cannot prove that these genetic
variations lead to marijuana dependence.

"Additionally, even though the study seems to point to the fact that
marijuana addiction, depression, and schizophrenia may have common
underlying genetic factors, there is also a likelihood that individuals
sufferings from schizophrenia and depression tend to use marijuana
because they feel the drug reduces the intensity of their symptoms.
Nonetheless, the findings could help address marijuana and addiction and
enable doctors to find a lasting treatment for the two conditions. At
present, a comprehensive therapy to treat schizophrenia is yet to be
found. "The findings of the study were published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry: http://archpsyc.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2504223"

"While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year-old Texas rancher
whose hand had been caught in a gate while working cattle, a doctor
struck up a conversation with the old man.

"Eventually the topic got around to politics, and then they
discussed the new congressman who was acting way too big for his shoes
as a politician.

"The old rancher said, 'Well, ya know, most politicians are just like post turtles.'

"Not being familiar with the term, the doctor asked him what a 'post turtle' was.

"The old rancher said, 'When you’re driving down a country road,
and you come across a fence post with a turtle balanced on top, that’s a "post turtle."'

"The old rancher saw a puzzled look on the doctor’s face so he continued to explain.

"'You know he didn’t get up there by himself, he doesn’t belong up
there, he doesn’t know what to do while he is up there, and you have to
wonder what kind of dumb ass put him up there in the first place!'"

Saturday, May 28, 2016

"SWANSEA, Wales, May 25 (UPI) — Officials from a city in South Wales
are warning that a group of sheep could have ingested cannabis causing
them to stir up trouble in nearby towns."Swansea County Councillor Ioan Richard feared that sheep in the area
could ingest cannabis plants that were dumped from an illegal cannabis
factory."'I dread to think what will happen if they eat what could well be
cannabis plants — we could have an outbreak out of psychotic sheep
rampaging through the village,' he said."Richard added that one flock of sheep had already been seen roaming about a Welsh village and intruding on people’s homes."'There is already a flock of sheep roaming the village causing a
nuisance,' he said. 'They are getting in people’s gardens and one even
entered a bungalow and left a mess in the bedroom.'"A spokesman for the Swansea council reported that the cannabis had
been removed from the area and condemned the process of illegally
dumping the waste, known as fly-tipping.

"'The fly-tipped waste has now been removed, but we’d urge anyone with
information about who may be responsible to contact either ourselves or
South Wales Police,' they said. 'Fly-tipping has a negative impact on
local communities, so we’re doing all we can to both prevent it and
clean up as quickly as possible at known hot spots.'"

"RACINE — When
describing her long struggle with mental health, 55-year-old Luann
Simpson boiled her experience down to two major dramatic course changes
in her life.

"The first
occurred at age 24 when she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder,
experiencing extreme mood fluctuations 'ranging from the deep darkness
of depression to the heightened energy of full-blown mania' and plunging
her into a phase of occasionally being locked up in a psychiatric unit,
given dozens of medications, even various phases of electroconvulsive
therapy.

"The second happened
when she first walked into the National Alliance on Mental Illness of
Racine County office — where she is now a peer support consultant.

"'I was told that I had a mental
illness and it is treatable and, with medications, I would be able to
manage and be OK,' Simpson said of her original diagnosis. 'Well, I am
here to tell you that manageable and OK does not have to be future for
anyone diagnosed with a mental illness. Mental health recovery is real.'

"Simpson
shared her story to about 120 people at “Bridging the Gaps: Mental
Health Recovery is Real — Take the First Step,” a community rally
observing Mental Health Awareness Month at Wheaton Franciscan-All Saints
hospital on Thursday evening.

"Organized
by Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, United Way of Racine County, NAMI
Racine County and Infinite Potential Central, the rally gathered
organizations, businesses and government bodies to share how they are
trying to make an impact in better treating mental illness.

"Speakers
addressing the crowd included Racine County Executive Jonathan
Delagrave, United Way of Racine County President Rodney Prunty, NAMI of
Racine County Executive Director Mike Boticki and others. In addition,
the rally featured some speakers who shared their personal struggles
with mental illness, such as Simpson and Miss Racine Haley Schonter.

New mental health clinic

"Among
the initiatives highlighted at the rally, Prunty announced that United
Way will be partnering with the Racine Unified School District to start a
school-based mental health clinic in Knapp Elementary School, 2701 17th
St., being rebuilt to open as a “community school” next year.

"That
would be the third New Beginnings school clinic at Unified schools —
which stations a Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin clinic in a school —
since the program first launched in October in partnership with the
Racine Collaborative for Children’s Mental Health. There are clinics at
SC Johnson Elementary, 2420 Kentucky Street and Wadewitz Elementary,
2700 Yout St.

"In addition, Prunty highlighted the
need to combat the negative association many have of mental illness, a
key theme of the rally to help those suffering with mental illness to
take their own first step toward recovery.

He
noted that the rally — which organizers plan to be an annual event —
and other events like it will be important steps in the effort to rid
society of that stigma.

"'This
is the first of many,' Prunty said. 'We’re going to continue to grow,
and I can tell you we’re not going to rest until we have significantly
reduced or even eliminated the stigma associated with mental illness in
our community so folks can get the help they need to live productive
lives.'

"Organizers said anyone
looking for information about mental illness, as well as the support and
resources available for county residents go to NAMI of Racine County’s
website: http://www.namiracinecounty.org/."

Thursday, May 26, 2016

"YORKVILLE — It took a
team of community members, a portable fence and a lucky catch, but a
fearful emu that went missing from a hobby farm in Yorkville on Monday
is now back home safe and sound.

"Caretaker
Dawn Dahms first learned the emu was on the loose after its owner
spotted the animal — a flightless, but fast bird related to the ostrich
— in the front yard of Dahms' farm.

"Some
people who spotted the emu soon after its escape tried to recapture the
bird, but that only further exasperated the situation, the Racine
County Sheriff’s Office later reported, and the emu fled.

"The bird was eventually captured on
Thursday afternoon, after Dahms got a call from someone at Harry Hansen
Meat Service, 10407 Highway K, in Raymond, who said he had just spotted
the emu in a nearby cornfield.

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

"YORKVILLE — The Racine County Sheriff’s Office isn’t very worried about a loose emu that escaped in Yorkville.

"'We
deal with this every day, people’s animals getting out,' Sgt. David
Coughlin said. 'It’s an emu. It’s a small ostrich. It’s not going to
hurt anybody.'

"According to
Coughlin, the Sheriff’s Office received a call at about 1 p.m. Monday
about an emu that had escaped from a hobby farm in Yorkville. Some good
Samaritans tried to recapture the emu, but that only further exasperated
the situation, as the emu fled.

"'It’s not a people emu,' Coughlin said.

"The emu escaped while its
owners were moving other animals, according to Coughlin. Some neighbors
have seen the animal in the area, and the owners have worked to
recapture it.

"The emu’s owners
declined to provide additional details about their lost animal, since
having a bunch of people trying to track the emu could make the
situation worse. The Sheriff’s Office isn’t devoting any personnel to
the emu for the same reason.

"'People come out with goodhearted intentions and might totally screw it up worse than it already is,' Coughlin said.

"The emu remained at large as of late Tuesday afternoon, said the owners, who did not want to be identified."

"Take note treasure hunters: the state Department of Revenue is
hosting an online auction of unclaimed safe deposit boxes. The auction
runs from Tuesday through 10 a.m. June 7."Up for grabs are a variety of coins, jewelry, stamp collections and various other items, an announcement from the DOR reads."The department is responsible for the unclaimed property program, and
staffers work to connect residents with unclaimed property that might
belong to them. According to state statute, when no one steps forward,
the state has three years to sell the items through auction."While the auction will take place primarily online at www.wisurplus.com
#16286, anyone interested in participating in person can do so from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at Wisconsin Surplus, 202 West
Front Street, in Mount Horeb."Residents who want to check if they have any property with the state can use the DOR’s online database."

GO to the DOR’s online database
and check if there's any money, property, whatever out there for you or
someone you love. JUST DO IT. Someone very close to me just received
$3,200 after submitting a claim in late January. He had to submit some
additional documents. It's a very slow process. He said one of the
people he talked to at the DOR said they're swamped. His claim didn't
even get looked at until March, even though he submitted it in late
January. However, it did eventually pay off.

It's worth
your time to search for property that may be due you. It's absurd that
the DOR says they make every effort to find people who are owed money.
Right. My buddy's money came from his father's life insurance company,
40 (!) years ago. He hadn't been hiding in the past 40 yers. Indeed,
he had to file income taxes with the state each year. But they couldn't
find him. Or his mother or sister when they were alive.

"America’s Deadliest Home Video was written and directed by Jack
Perez, produced by Racine native Mick Wynhoff, and filmed in Racine 25
years ago. Initially released in 1993, the movie was just re-released by
Camp Motion Pictures and that means the flick is now available on DVD to buy on Amazon or GeekyBrew.com.

"Starring Wynhoff, it also featured Danny Bonaduce just after he faced jail time for punching a transvestite in Phoenix Arizona."

Getty Images - Depression is one of the most common forms of
mental disorder, yet many people mask their symptoms or isolate
themselves rather than confront their depression to seek treatment.

"Depression is one of the most common mental disorders, yet many people
mask their symptoms or isolate themselves rather than share their mental health
struggles publicly. But on Twitter, users are aiming to combat that
isolation with the new hashtag #MyDepressionLooksLike, which is being
used to share stories about depression.

"Thousands of users have used the trending hashtag to share powerful
stories about how their lives are affected and shaped by depression.
It's an issue that remains a problem with an estimated 15.7 million of
U.S. adults grappling with it a depressive episode in 2014, according to
the National Institute of Mental Health.

"Some users write they are incapacitated by deep feelings of depression
or anxiety. Others write about painful moments when they masked the
depression in a smiling selfie or when they were out among friends.

"Mary Alvord, a Maryland-based psychologist and director of the
psychotherapy practice Alvord, Baker & Associates, told ABC News
social media can be a powerful tool to help combat the stigma of mental
illness and to inform people.

"'For the most part the message, my message to teens [in treatment] is
you’re not alone,' Alvord told ABC News today. 'I think social media
platforms, while they can certainly be used in a negative way, they also
have the potential to really help.'

"Alvord said that even though more attention is being paid to mental
disorders like depression, many people don't understand what a
depressive person looks like.

"'I think people assume that depressives go around and talk about how sad
they are,' said Alvord, who explained that isolation and irritability
are major signs of depression that are often overlooked. 'Irritability
is often a sign with depression that people don’t think about. It’s
often associated with agitation and anger.'"

"From binge-eating disorder to overactive bladder, new
definitions or lowered thresholds mean millions more people — overnight
— fit the criteria of having treatable disorders"

"Know someone who shouts and pounds on the steering wheel when cut off in traffic?

"They might be one of 16 million Americans said to suffer from 'intermittent explosive disorder.'

"Can you polish off a box of cookies while watching your favorite TV show?

"Could be a sign of 'binge-eating disorder,; said to afflict 7 million Americans."Another 14 million men are said to have clinically low testosterone, 9
million women are said to suffer from low sexual desire, and tens of
millions more are said to have bladders that are too active or blood
sugar that is a little too high. That blood sugar level used to be
considered normal. Now it makes you a candidate for treatment with
expensive medication. "None of these conditions was considered part of mainstream medicine
just 20 years ago. But thanks to new definitions or lowered thresholds,
millions more people — overnight — fit the criteria of having treatable
disorders. "Many independent doctors and researchers are skeptical, saying the
new conditions are the product of medical groups that get pharmaceutical
industry funding, researchers looking to advance their careers and drug
companies aiming to broaden the market for expensive new products. "On top of that, the drugs sold to treat these newly defined — and not
life-threatening — conditions often carry serious health risks, a
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MedPage Today investigation has found. "An examination of eight common new conditions found the changes all
went in the same direction — toward expanding the number of people who
could be treated with expensive drugs."

No caliper. The rotor appears to be a ventilated one with large cooling fins.

Nothing on the road surprises me anymore, nothing. When I see shit like this, I try to put as much distance between him and me as is possible. Sometimes that means speeding up; others, it means slowing down. Just stay away from wackos like these.

Friday, May 20, 2016

"You can probably tell I don’t think much of AKs, huh?
A cheaply produced rifle that has worse accuracy than a fucking slingshot."'But… but the knockdown power is greater than the 5.56!!!'
Yeah, if you happen to hit your target."'It’s more durable than an AR!!!'
Because the fucking tolerances are so loose. Again, a cheap rifle."'Ammo is widely available!!!'
5.56 ain’t?"It’s such a cheap rifle that it’s been used to arm guerrillas all
over the world – because those insurgents are too fucking ignorant to
take care of a firearm."Yeah, I know, I’m going to hear about this post."

"NEW YORK — Time
Warner Cable is going away, and that means you might have a new cable
company to hate. But you might find one you like better instead.

"Time
Warner, the largest cable provider in New York and Los Angeles, among
other markets, was just bought by Charter Communications Inc., which has
mostly operated in the Midwest. The Stamford, Connecticut-based company
also bought Bright House Networks Wednesday. That makes Charter the
second-largest home Internet provider and third-largest video provider
in the U.S. Over the next year and a half, Charter will phase out the
Time Warner Cable and Bright House names in favor of its own brand,
Spectrum.

"New Spectrum subscribers will
probably like some things. Charter will continue trying to boost
Internet speeds and won’t have usage-based billing or caps on how much
data customers can use. Its prices are generally lower than Time Warner
Cable’s, and Charter says it will use its size to negotiate better deals
with channel owners.

"Aguilar
said Time Warner Cable in particular is seen as a static, distant
company that doesn’t care about its customers. (Emphasis added.) But Charter has an
opportunity to change that now. Comcast renamed its cable business
Xfinity in 2010, and Aguilar said consumers like Xfinity as a brand.

"'If they marry the name
with significant improvements in the customer experience, they could
have something very interesting,' he said.

"But
that might be tough. Over time, cable bills are likely to keep rising.
The merger means Spectrum will have even less competition to keep prices
down. Many of Time Warner’s cheaper deals, which offer slower Internet
speeds, will go away. Costs for cable companies are still rising because
they pay high prices for the rights to carry channels on cable lineups,
and those increases get passed on to consumers.

"Those
kinds of annoyances make complaining about cable companies a fact of
life for a lot of people. From rising bills to unexplained outages to
long hold times on the phone and lengthy and long waits for service,
there’s always something to keep customers unhappy with their provider.
Time Warner, which tried to merge with also-hated Comcast in 2015, had
been acknowledging that lately. Its ads last year nodded toward typical
cable company shortcomings, and in recent weeks the company has run an
ad campaign that says it’s 'Changing for Good.' The ads say its service
has improved and 99 percent of its technicians arrive within the
one-hour appointment window consumers are given."

I don't know for a fact that my parents and sister went through Ellis Island, but they were DPs (Displaced Persons), war refugees. They told me about seeing the Statue of Liberty from their ship. So, unless there was another intake point for war refugees in New York City Harbor, they went through Ellis Island, From there, my memory of my parents' stories is a little cloudy. However, at some point my mother and sister left my father in charge of the luggage while they peed, or something. The place must have been rife with con men and hustlers of all types. This would have been about 1948.

So my dad is standing there and he doesn't understand one word of English. Somehow this hustler gets across the idea to my father that he is in great admiration of my father's wedding ring (a simple gold band). He also gets across the idea that he would love to hold the ring in his hands. My dad is so impressed by the guy's interest, that he hands over the ring. Suddenly, there's a tap on my father's back. When he turned around, no one was there. When he turned back to the guy with his wedding ring, no one was there, either.

It must have been a field day, every day, of poor suckers for the hustlers to fleece.

Of course, my father (and my mother) never forgot about it.

Back then, you had to have a sponsor to get into the USA. A sponsor was someone who promised you a job and housing for a year. I'm not sure of how the practice of choosing people for what jobs went. I know my parents and sister almost ended up (down?) in Australia.

I'm also unsure of how and who got paid, and who didn't. It was similar to indentured servitude. My parents and my sister ended up on a farm in Ohio. I don't remember the city's name. I'm sure my sister would have. My father was a skilled machinist. He hated farm work. Loathed it. So he got stuck on a farm for a year. There was a small "home" behind the main house that my parents and sister lived in.

One of my favorite stories from that time involved my father's introduction to corn. They had never seen corn before. There was no corn in Riga. So the first time my father saw it, corn and its cobs were being fed to the pigs. It became my father's job to feed the pigs. Forever thereafter, he wouldn't eat corn because it was "pig food." I never saw him eat corn. My mom and sister and me all liked it in various ways, but dad wouldn't eat "pig food," period.

Monday, May 16, 2016

Thomas Manning of Halifax, Massachusetts, underwent the first successful penis transplant in the U.S. - Massachusetts General Hospital

"Things are looking up in life for a patient in Boston, thanks to a dead man’s penis.

"A
team of surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital announced Monday
that they successfully completed the first penis transplant to take
place in the U.S.—and the third one worldwide—on a man who has been
living without his member for several years due to penile cancer.

The
penis transplant, a procedure also known as a genitourinary
reconstructive vascularized composite allograft, took 15 hours for the
physicians to complete. The patient, 64-year-old Thomas Manning of
Halifax, Massachusetts, underwent a partial penectomy in 2012.
Physicians on Friday said that he is doing well and that there are no
signs of organ rejection, bleeding or infection.

"The
surgical team spent more than three and half years preparing for this
breakthrough procedure. It required the work of several different
departments and specialists in the hospital, including plastic and
reconstructive surgery, urology, psychiatry, infectious diseases,
nursing and social work. The hospital’s transplant center first
considered performing this procedure in 2012 after they successfully performed a hand transplant, another highly complex surgery. The group worked closely with the New England Organ Bank to make it happen.

"In
a statement issued by the hospital, the patient expressed gratitude to
the team of doctors and acknowledged the potential for this surgery to
change the lives of many men. 'Today I begin a new chapter filled with
personal hope and hope for others who have suffered genital injuries,
particularly for our service members who put their lives on the line and
suffer serious damage as a result,' Manning wrote. 'In sharing this
success with all of you, it’s my hope we can usher in a bright future
for this type of transplantation.' The hospital added that the donor’s
family was pleased to hear the surgery was successful."

This Tuesday past, May 10, I expected to be emotional. I was going to my last, last session with my psychiatrist, because she's retiring. I had seen her three months ago and we expected that to be our last meeting, but she set up this date just in case I hadn't yet made an appointment with another psychiatrist.

As it turns out, I did have an appointment with the psychiatrist she most highly recommended, but they were booking appointments 5 months out. I got an appointment for August. When I got to my session with Nancy, she said the psychiatrist she recommended was booked up for a year now and not taking any more new patients. Hooray for me.

Unfortunately, I was still in shell shock after the implosion of the JTI. I figured I lost at least ten friends, if not more. Now I'm telling this to the psychiatrist I've best connected with over the years. About 8 years, I think. I loved Nancy and it was painful to have her ripped out of my life, especially after the loss of the JTI friends. I was soon blubbering. Everything felt raw and hurt. She told me I was grieving and not to make any major decisions over the next few days. And then, fini.

This has been a pattern my enire life. Make some friends. Have a good time with them, from a few months to a few years. Then lose those friends and drift to another group. I don't know why. Freud, I suppose, would say it's fear of commitment, but how do your explain 16 years with someone? 38? 45?

My other happy news came a day later, Wednesday, May 11, when I had an appointment with my kidney doctor. He said I've lost a percent in kidney function, down to 41%. He also said this was not to be unexpected as it's a progressive disease.

Say what?

No one told me that. I thought that if I followed doctor's orders, I would lose no more ground and maybe even gain some. He said tissue died when my kidneys shut down and that if we could look at it today, we would see the scarring from the dead tissue. There's no way to reanimate dead tissue. Fine, but "progressive?" Even if I follow doctor's orders? They aren't much: control my blood pressure and stay hydrated. Whenever I voice my concern , he refers to all of the diabetic patients who come there in wheelchairs for their dialysis. "At least, you're not like them," he says. Oboy. How reassuring.

Sunday, May 15, 2016

You slake my thirst when I'm dry. You bring me food when I'm hungry. You bring me reading material when I'm depressed. You share my joy when I'm happy. You've given so much to me and my family, that I can't repay you. There isn't enough time left in my life.

When we speak, your share your comprehensive knowledge of current events, geography, and history with me. You never fail to awe me. When we speak of "the good old days," we laugh and laugh. Together we share our concerns about aging, disease, and friends dying. Together we condemn the anger which has gripped our nation. Together we rip politicians to pieces.

It's been more than 45 years. You've never failed me. In the least. I went drunkenly flying off of I-94 on St. Patrick's Day in Milwaukee in your Chevy. It was totaled. We had the simmering hulk towed to your home. Your first words were, "Was anybody hurt?" We shook our heads. "Good," you said, "let's --- ----."

Later, you gave me a car, the Buick, aka, "The Puke." It died during the winter at State and Main Streets. We just left it there, in the road.

"Thank you" aren't the right words. They can't carry the weight of my debt to you. You go "above and beyond" what I'd expect from a friend. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. You have never brought me violence and you always leave in peace. I can't remember an encounter with you that I failed to learn something.

Peace, St. John, peace. May the next twenty years be more productive than the last. May your talents be recognized for the gifts that they are. May your path meet with the sunshine and the love that you deserve.

"JT Irregulars
is looking for a few good men and women to post blogs on the site and
comment on others blogs. Everyone here is in charge of their own blogs,
so you can express yourself however you desire. You moderate the
comments on your blogs. You also can disallow comments on your blogs.

"We consider ourselves a "local" blog, but you don't have to be from
Racine to join. You can blog about whatever you want, not just
Racine-related topics. If you've found something interesting, post it
on the JT Irregulars.

"You'll need a Google account to join. Then send an email to jtirregulars@jtirregulars.com
requesting an account. You'll receive a reply email with your
"invitation" to join. Hit the buttons and you're in. Thank you for
joining."

"'It’s totally a thing.'"'Is not. Lord love a duck!'"But your humble blogger was wrong. It is totally a thing."The Cat Café. No, it’s not where they serve overpriced espresso to
cats (an experiment that probably produced the image to the right), but
where they serve overpriced espresso to cat ladies, in the company of
cats."If you fill out an adoption application, and the crazy cat lady
running the café takes a shine to you, you can get a take-out order
adopt-a-kitty."For some reason this is all over the news these days. Maybe it’s a
lead-up to Friday the 13th when our cat overlords were supposed to
unmask and take over the world, but got distracted chasing a laser
pointer instead.". Read more: http://weaponsman.com/?p=31834

Go there and search the database by name. I know one guy who was alerted to unclaimed property in his deceased parents' name by his ex-sister-in-law. He checked the site, Sure enough, there was money there from his father's life insurance company: $3,200. He put in a claim. There was a lot of waiting. A couple of times, the Department of Revenue requested additional information and/or documentation. He checked the status of his claim on the website regularly. He waited and waited. Finally, a little more than three months after he first put in a claim, the Department of Revenue approved his claim.

"'After a couple days it was like, well, that's not going to be possible. He was on three TV stations,' dad Brian said.

"It's hard to watch but impossible to look away from the fast-moving images. Two videos, actually, were captured on helmet-mounted cameras during a group motorcycle ride the sunny afternoon of April 16 on Highway 21 between Omro and Redgranite.

"They
show a small dog running out onto the highway and being hit by a rider,
Brandon Ullrich, who then flies off his bike at highway speed. Travis
was riding behind Brandon, and he dumped his bike, too, to avoid hitting
him.

"If that's not terrifying enough, a semitrailer truck in the
oncoming lane just misses Travis, who slid into its path but is somehow
able to jump out of the way at the last second."

Men in Black

Kay: A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow.

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